Location: Currently based near Jacksonville FL; WHOOSH's homeport is St. Pete, FL USA

Boat: WHOOSH, Pearson 424 Ketch

Posts: 591

Kevin, you missed the point. Boardings are 'consensual' because they are consented to by the country in which the vessel is flagged, based on existing treaties. The master is not in control of that consent but rather bound by the treaties and the decisions of his/her national authorities.